Local Social Roundup of Boone Area Visits and Travels
Boone and surrounding town residents hosted visitors and day trips from Fort Dodge, Eagle Grove, Laurens, and Des Moines. The notes list many kin and friends visiting houses, camps, and churches, with a few weather mishaps on trips to Canton and Decorah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beulah Warman
Boone
J. E. Rickard
Joan
Mary Lou Bixler
Manson
Catherine McIntire
Y. W. C. A. Camp
Jimmy Jensen
Esther Ragan
Fort Dodge
May Meech
Clarence Stouf2
Gilmore
H. G. Frigaard
Alfred Martin
Laurens
Louella Roberts
Charles Simpkins
John Oldaker
Eagle Grove
D. E. Young
Harold O’neall
Gerald Foust
Plover
Earl Young
M. C. Sims
Lexington
Nebr
C. R. Barry
Sims
Minnesota
Pauline Montie
Fair Grove
Mich
Fort Collins
Colo
Brinkman
E. W. Wilson
D. W. McGirk
Samuel
Rhodes
Gyla
Otis Cook
Cora Lind
C. E. Boyce
R. B. Mather
Gon Jean
J. L. Moors
Evelyn Brooks
Eccles
W. D. Ives
Jimmy
Joan Shriner
Glidden
James Hunt
Keith
Lutheran Hospital
Hunt
P. W. Peter
Byron
Bonita Hunt
Albert Peers
1941 AAA Sets Soil Building Plans For Conservation
The meeting endorsed the expansion of the grant-of-aid plan supplying lime and superphosphate to farmers for conservation. New soil-building practices were recommended to be adopted, with incentives for farmers to perform prescribed practices. Recommendations from county and township AAA committees will shape the 1941 farm program provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klein
Single Handed Lois Mayhew Overcomes Injury and Works
Lois Mayhew a 19 year old from Albert City lives with one hand after a childhood fall led to amputation of her arm. She irons cooks washes for family embroiders and attends junior college in Bakerfield California. She drives a car and may obtain a license using an automatic hand signal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Mayhew
Albert City
Spencer
Bakerfield
California
Lois
Society Golf Club Picnic and Club Events
The second golf club picnic of the season was held Aug 1 at city park with about 40 attendees, supper hosted by several members, and bridge to close the evening. Other items note P A E Club activities at Fort Dodge and various local social gatherings including Needle and Thread Club, Mary Le Nelson birthday party, and Golf Club Auxiliary luncheon with bridge results and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golf Club
City Park
Weible
L. W. McIntire
Ferris Malcolm
T. S. Clark
P. A. E. Club
Fort Dodge
Dolliver’s Park
John Rickiefs and Sons
Robert Wiegert
Inga Ryen
Frank Wheeler
Mary le Nelson
Ivan Harris
Legion Hall
J. R. Mclntire
T. Jones
Pollock
Clarence Ogden
Golf Club Auxiary
West
Anna Hamilton
Gee
Jeffries
Frank Cornwell
Denzil Johnson
Oda Reed
F. L. Malcolm
Etta Symes
Edward Lehnus
C. R. Larzalere
Minneapolis
Chas
Still
Des Moines
Chas. Watts
Pocahontas
Lauren K. Soth
Ames
Ivy] Gran
Rolfe
Pocahontas County Farmers Receive Corn Parity Payments
About 208 653 23 pounds in checks have been received by Pocahontas county farmers for corn parity payments from the County Agricultural Conservation committee. Nearly 1 800 applications were sent to Des Moines and payments have been received for almost all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas County
County Agricultural Conservation Committee
Des Moines
Moonlight screenings feature MacDonald and Eddy in New Moon
Sunday Monday and Tuesday August 11 12 and 13 Jeanette MacDonald Nelson Eddy Buster Keaton and Mary Boland star in New Moon a must see picture presented for a limited run at local theaters with period entertainment and classic performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SUN
Mon
Jeanette MacDonald
Nelson Eddy
Buster ‘Keaton
Mary Boland
Rolfe Girls Return From Southern Trip
Misses Clara Dawson Beatrice Munson Gladys Larson Aletta and Ivyl Grant returned home Sunday after a two week 3600 mile southern tour without car trouble. They visited Keokuk Hanibal Memphis Vicksburg Natchez New Orleans Biloxi Mobile Pensacola Montgomery Birmingham Chattanooga Kentucky Lexington Louisville Springfield Davenport and traced notable sites and landmarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Dawson
Beatrice Munson
Gladys Larson
Aletta
Ivyl Grant
South
Keokuk
Hanibal, Mo
Mark Twain
Mississippi
Memphis
Tenn
Vicksburg
National Cemetery
Natchez
Pensacola
Fla
Alabama
White House
Jefferson Davis
Montgomery
Iron Works
Birmingham
Chattanooga
Kentucky
Lexington
Louisville
Springfield
Davenport
Russell Young Weds Dorothy Williams in Fort Dodge
Dorothy Williams of Pocahontas became the bride of Russell Young in a ceremony Saturday August 2 at the Presbyterian manse Fort Dodge. Attendants were Violet Williams and Andrew Simonson. The bride is the daughter of Frank and Mrs Williams of Pocahontas and the groom is the youngest son of D E Young of Rolfe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Williams
Pocahontas
Russell Young
Fort Dodge
Violet Williams
Andrew Simonson
Frank Williams
D. E. Young
Rolfe
Trinity Lutheran Service With Tares and Wheat Sermon
J. O. Wangberg, pastor, conducts regular Sunday worship at Trinity Lutheran. Morning service follows the scheduled hour and an Imber League gathering is held in the evening as discussion centers on the theme Tares and Wheat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Lutheran
J. O. Wangberg
Presbyterian Church postpones services and ice cream social
Pastor W F Schneck announces no church services next Sunday and that regular services resume the Sunday after. The August 10 ice cream social is postponed to August 17. Excelsior society meets Wednesday with Mrs Warren Stanley for a 2:30 business meeting and program. Everyone invited.
Methodist Church Sunday Schedule Report
E J Plummer is pastor at the Methodist Church. Sunday school begins at 10 a m followed by morning worship at 11 a m Epworth League services start at 7 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Plummer
Epworth League
Missionary Society Announces Church Meeting and Lunch
The Missionary society will meet Friday afternoon at the church. Women interested in the new United Methodism program are invited. Mrs. Palmer will review The Guide New Ways and By Laws. Potluck lunch to close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Missionary Society
United Methodism
Palmer
Executor Appointed in Estate of Mary Spear
In Pocahontas County Iowa the District Court in Probate announces the appointment and qualification of the Executor for the estate of Mary Spear deceased. Creditors are required to make payment or present claims in proper form for allowance under the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas County
Mary Spear
Iowa
Local shop notes bids and stock for upcoming fall season
The notice discusses marriage license stock jokes, coal price warnings, timber and cedar shingles benefits, and lumber supply advice. It urges customers to contact dealers early about storage, storage needs, and upcoming shipments to avoid shortages and delays.
Life’s Struggle Over Money and Health Endsures
A reflective line notes money pressures and bodily decline as enduring human challenges. It emphasizes ongoing hardship in earning income and preserving teeth and hair against time.
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AAA
John Ricklefs
Rickless
A. D. Cleal
Henry Diederich
Marilyn
Mary van Ives
Loleta Leonard
Needle and Thread Club
Ida Otto
Gertrude Peterzon
Thelma Firkinz
Bessie Roberts
RIAL
Northwest
JSOWA
Gene Autry
Smiley Burnette
June Storey
Marv Lee
Carolina Moon
Popeye Cartoon
Our Gang
Wm. Holden
Martha Scott
Fay Bainter
Beulah Bondi
Our Town
Rand
S. Spotwold
Valiant Youth
Utility Fox
the Conqueror
Radiogram
God Bless America
Law
Berlin
Thompson Bros
White Front
Arguy
Willingham
Arrow
Arrow Adley
Dean
Lester Appl
Geo. Diedrich
Ayrshire
A. V. Graeber
Rolfe, Iowa
TA Laba E
The
Columbiar Steel Tank CO
Karas City, Co
J. E. Rickard & Sons
Americh
Sherwin-Williams
Commonwealth
Webb’s Drug Store
Hee Haw News
Bethany
Myers
Morris Webb
Coal Commission
J. T. Grant & Son
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